In our morning reading: Joan Didion on film, sneaker history explored, an interview with Tacocat, H.P. Lovecraft’s problematic legacy, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Atticus Lish, Margaret Lazarus Dean’s Playlist, Black Mountain, Tracy O’Neill Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Atticus Lish, Jeff Jackson recommends films and books, the overlap between literature and art, a playlist from Margaret Lazarus Dean, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mohsin Hamid, David Cronenberg Interviewed, Ben Lerner and Silence, Prince in the 1980s, and More
In our Monday afternoon reading: notes on books by Mohsin Hamid, Kathy Acker, and Ben Lerner; thoughts on listening to Prince in the 1980s; an interview with David Cronenberg; and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting “The Natural,” Kate Zambreno Interviewed, Jeff Jackson, Literary Orson Welles, and More
Thoughts on Bernard Malamud, interviews with Kate Zambreno and Jeff Jackson, Orson Welles’s literary forays, and more.
Chance Operations, Literary Specificity and La Monte Young: A Conversation with Jeff Jackson
The first time I met Jeff Jackson, I wasn’t sure what to expect. His debut novel Mira Corpora, a surreal and occasionally horrific coming-of-age story, had left me reeling as I read it; as it circled its narrator’s experiences with violence, and those experiences’ effect on him, I found myself haunted. In person, Jackson is an incredibly friendly guy–affable, well-versed at discussing everything from jazz to literature in translation, and erudite about his own working process. Earlier this month, I met […]
Dreamlike Theater, Emerging From Slumber
Last night, I walked into the empty vestibule of the Brill Building, down a flight of stairs, and into a surreal space where a theatrical work was being performed, its audience distrubuted throughout the space on a series of beds, some watching the action play out live or on monitors, others slumbering. This was Dream of the Red Chamber, where actors interacted on a series of stages, drapes dangled from great heights, and the overall effect was more than a little […]
Morning Bites: Slint Documentary, Remembering Peter Matthiessen, Patton Oswalt on Stephen King, Theremin Playlist, and More
A look at the Slint documentary, Jeff Jackson talks with Two Dollar Radio’s Eric Obenauf, a theremin playlist, notes on a lifetime of reading Stephen King’s fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Siri Hustvedt Interviewed, APRIL Festival Reports, Ana Mendieta, Owls’ Latest, and More
This afternoon: Catching up with Siri Hustvedt, Jeff Jackson interviewed, thoughts on the new Owls album, Jac Jemc reports from Seattle’s APRIL Festival, and more.